Our Hotel
When JP and I were trying to find a place to stay in Savannah, we found that to stay in the core of Savannah was going to cost more than we wanted to spend. But, we wanted to stay where we could walk to everything. The whole time I had been looking on hotels.com I kept seeing the Thunderbird Inn that was priced less than other hotels. However, I kept ignoring it because it looked sketch. Well, I finally went on Southern Living's website to see if they had any bed and breakfast suggestions or affordable hotels. To my surprise, they had a whole spread on the Thunderbird Inn. We figured if it was good enough for Southern Living then it must be good enough for us.
If you are looking for a no frills, relatively clean place to stay then this place fits the bill. It is rather small but is within walking distance to everything.
The Wedding
Cam and Andrew had a beautiful wedding, and I felt like it could have been in a movie. The location was the Ford Plantation- yes that is one of Henry Ford's former homes. The ceremony was held in the front of the house. The trees made for a gorgeous back drop!
Once the ceremony was complete, we all walked through the house to the back of the house where we were greeted by not only a beautiful setting but waiters serving all kinds of food, including JP- and our pastor's- favorite- candied bacon. Plus, there was the most elaborate open bar I had ever seen at a wedding.
The house was on the water!
JP and I had a blast enjoying the food, company, and dancing the night away. Thank you Andrew & Cam for including us in your special day!
Savannah
The day after the wedding JP and I spent time exploring Savannah with our friends JK, Corey & Nateka who had all come for the wedding too. After a day of exploring Savannah, we even made it over to Tybee Island for a morning.
Beaufort, South Carolina
Once we left Savannah, JP and I had decided to turn our trip into a mini vacation. JP had found a booked two nights for us in a bed and breakfast in Beaufort. We had never been to Beaufort and had never stayed in a bed and breakfast so this was a new experience for us. And it turned out to be a great experience. If you ever need a place to stay, we highly recommend The North Street Inn. The owners of the B&B were incredibly kind, our room and bathroom were very clean (and I am picky so I don't always say this!), and the breakfasts were quite tasty! Breakfast was extra interesting because there was a German couple staying at the B&B too so we got to have interesting conversations over our yummy waffles.
After spending an afternoon exploring Beaufort- and eating at the best Thai place- we decided to spend our full day at Hunting Island. This is a state park, so there is no development on the beach. It was really cool to look down the beach and see trees- not condos.
Unfortunately it rained on our full day at the beach. We spent a lot of time huddled up under an umbrella trying to stay dry. Thankfully toward the end of the day the rain disappeared and it turned out to be a gorgeous late afternoon on the beach. Since we did not get a full sun day in on our full day, we decided to spend more time at the beach than originally planned on the day we left- which happened to be sunny. As a result we got back to Birmingham quite late, but it was worth it!
It was fun to explore a new town and are glad we decided to check out Beaufort!
